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definitions
Question | Answer |
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Active Duty (Qualifying Exigency) Leave – Permits an eligible employee to take up to twelve (12) weeksFMLA | for a qualifying condition to provide support for a covered military member (the employee’s spouse, son, daughter, parent, |
or next of kin of the employee) serving in the National Guard or Reserve | to be used for any “qualifying exigency” |
arising out of the fact the covered military member is on active duty | or called to active duty status in support of a contingency operation. |
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
Contingency Operation | A military operation designated by the Secretary of Defense |
in which members of the Armed Forces (Active or Reserves) are or may become involved | in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing force |
The Occupational Health Nurse or designee | will mail an FMLA packet to the employee |
If any employee is absent for three (3) consecutive work days | on unscheduled leave |
their supervisor will notify the Occupational Health Nurse | or JSO Manager of Personnel Services by email |
Covered Service Member | A member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves |
who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, | is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability |
retired list, for a serious injury | or illness |
Employee | An individual (Civilian, Corrections or Sworn) |
employee of the | Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office |
FMLA | Leave (up to twelve (12) weeks/480 work hours |
or twenty–six (26) weeks | in the case of service member leave |
that an employer is obligated to provide to an eligible employee | under the terms of the federal “Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993” (FMLA) |
Intermittent Leave | Leave which is taken in separate periods |
of time due to a single illness or injury, | rather than for one continuous period of time |
and may include leave of periods from an hour | or more to several weeks |
Military Caregiver Leave | Permits an eligible employee to take up to twenty–six (26) weeks FMLA “in a single 12–month period |
” to care for a covered service Member | with a serious illness or injury incurred in the line of duty on active duty |